A piece of land at the edge of a 450-home development will be passed to a parish council to help protect a Nottinghamshire village's identity.

The green buffer along Boundary Brook at Field Farm lies between the development in Stapleford and the nearby village of Trowell.

The first phase of 118 homes is set to be built later this year, after this February the Government overturned a decision made by Broxtowe Borough Council in April 2016 to refuse a planning application for the homes on farmland off Ilkeston Road.

When completed, the Field Farm development will expand the edges of Stapleford towards Trowell, so the village's parish council is taking ownership of the site from Westermans Ltd.

Trowell Parish Council clerk Alison Mitchell said: "The developer offered the parish council a piece of land to be a green buffer between Trowell and Stapleford, to maintain the integrity of the two villagers.

"Once handed to the parish council, the council will consult with the village as to what that land could be used for, whether left as a green space or used for any other thing.

"It is a way that piece of land can be kept as a green barrier for perpetuity for the people of Trowell and have that green break between the two built-up areas."

Robert Westerman, managing director of Westermans Ltd, said: "We can confirm that the company and Trowell Parish Council are close to finalising the transfer of land to the south of Pit Lane.

"Technical and planning issues have prevented this happening earlier, however, progress has been made towards being able to finally conclude the transfer."

When work gets underway on the Field Farm site, a stretch of road in Stapleford is set to close for nearly three months for junction work.

Via East Midlands on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council is set to carry out the work from 7.30am on Monday, August 14 to 3.30pm on Friday, October 6.

Melbourne Road in Stapleford will be affected from its junction with the A6007 Ilkeston Road to its junction with Rowan Avenue.

Via East Midlands said it is junction improvement works and entrance works to make way for the new development in Field Farm.

An alternative route from A6007 IIkeston Road – Rowan Avenue and vice versa will be put into place.

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